I love having a stash-small though it may be.(Most of it fits in a 4 drawer dresser. I generally pick up a variety of fabrics at JoAnns in the remnant bin. Since I like the Planned Scrappy look, it works our great to have a variety. The few times that I've planned a quilt from scratch, I spent many many hours looking for all the necessary coordinating fabrics. I'd rather be able to pull a bunch of the fabrics that I need from my stash, then go to the fabric store to find a couple more that will fill out my needs. In the long run, it saves me lots of time.